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1998 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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1998 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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Nominee Don Nickles Don Carroll
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 570,682 268,898
Percentage 66.38% 31.28%

County results
Nickles:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Carroll:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Don Nickles
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Don Nickles
Republican

The 1998 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Don Nickles won re-election to his fourth and final term. Nickles won in a landslide, carrying all but one of the 77 counties in the state. The sole county Democratic candidate Don Carroll won was Haskell County.

Major candidates

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Democratic

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  • Don Carroll, air conditioning repairman[1]

Republican

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Results

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1998 Oklahoma U.S. Senate Election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Don Nickles (incumbent) 570,682 66.38%
Democratic Don Carroll 268,898 31.28%
Independent Mike Morris 15,516 1.80%
Independent Argus W. Jr. Yandell 4,617 0.54%
Total votes 859,713 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Free Lance-Star - Google News Archive Search".
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - OK US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1998".